PBS - Did you know Benjamin Franklin often wrote under aliases? His first essays were a hit in his hometown of Boston, and no one knew at first that he was the
![TIL that Benjamin Franklin went by several different alias' and pen names. Such as: Silence Dogood, Benevolous, Busy Body, Anthony Afterwit, Caelia Shortface and more... : r/todayilearned TIL that Benjamin Franklin went by several different alias' and pen names. Such as: Silence Dogood, Benevolous, Busy Body, Anthony Afterwit, Caelia Shortface and more... : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/E_oWBfQ_AQ0NArSyElqmD9jwhOQcoxgNxchRJwfHH3c.jpg?auto=webp&s=c520ba9d522f152182ddc5fd50c140540d79983e)
TIL that Benjamin Franklin went by several different alias' and pen names. Such as: Silence Dogood, Benevolous, Busy Body, Anthony Afterwit, Caelia Shortface and more... : r/todayilearned
![Porträt von BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790) amerikanischer Drucker, Verleger, Wissenschaftler, Erfinder, Staatsmann und Diplomat - Porträt von Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), amerikanischer Physiker, Philosoph und Politiker - Kupferstich von Pierre Michel Ali Porträt von BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790) amerikanischer Drucker, Verleger, Wissenschaftler, Erfinder, Staatsmann und Diplomat - Porträt von Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), amerikanischer Physiker, Philosoph und Politiker - Kupferstich von Pierre Michel Ali](https://www.meisterdrucke.de/kunstwerke/500px/Pierre_Michel_Alix_-_Portrait_of_BENJAMIN_FRANKLIN_(1706-1790)_American_printer_publisher_scientist_i_-_(MeisterDrucke-933160).jpg)